Puzzle.



A. l. MITCHELL.

PUZZLE.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 21, 1916.

1 304,382. Patented Nov. 7, 1916.

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ALEXANDER I. MITCHELL, OF BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS, ASSIGNOR TO NATIONAL TOY COMPANY, OF BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS,

A CORPORATION OF MASSACHUSETTS.

PUZZLE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 7, 1916.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ALEXANDER I.

lVIrror-rnnn, a citizen of the United States,

vision of a stationary apertured member having a design thereon representing some distinctive object, or picture, or both, having apertures including portions of the design, and a plurality of separately movable,- members arranged beneath the stationary member, and carrying portions of the design which are adapted to be brought to register with the apertures to complete the design upon predetermined movements of said movable-members, while other movements of said movable-members carry said portions of the design out of register with the apertures.

A' container is provided for all of the members, preferably having a glass cover, through which they may be observed, and particularly the movements of the movablemembers. The movable-members are pivotally supported and may be moved by tilting the container in various ways. By such tilting movements, it is very difficult to predetermine or correctly place in position all of the movable-members, for, as one or more of said movable-members are correctly disposed, others will be moved out of correct position; but upon a sudden or swift rotative movement of the container, all of the movable-members will be brought into correct position to register with the apertures at or about the same time.

Figure 1 is a plan view of a puzzle embodying this invention, the parts being correctly disposed. Fig. 2 is a similar view, the parts being incorrectly disposed. F g. 3 is a plan view of the container with lts cover and stationary member removed. Fig. 4 is a vertical section of a portion of the puzzle taken through one of the movabletop of the box. Beneath said cover, a stationary member 8 is disposed, composed of cardboard, or some similar material, which has some suitable design thereon. Said stationary member 3 has several apertures through it, five being here shown, as 10, 11, 12, 13, and 1a, which include portions of a design which is arranged on the top surface of a stationary member. The design here shown represents an automobile, yet other designs or pictorial illustrations, or both, may be employed. Each aperture, 10 to lt, inclusive, includes or cuts into a portion of the design, as represented in Fig. 2.

A plurality ofmovable-members are ar ranged beneath the stationary member, four such members being here shown. Each movable-member is pivotally supported on thebottom of the container, and comprises a weighted arm 20, and a design-carrying arm 21. In the particular structure here shown, see Fig. 4, the movable-members each consist of a flat piece of cardboard, or the like, arranged on a pivot 25, intermediate its length, and on one end-portion of said member, which is the design-carrying arm, the design fragment is arranged, and on the other portion of said member, which is its weighted arm, a piece of sheet metal 22, formed U-shaped, is arranged for engagement with its edge. One end of said U-shaped piece has an extension 23, in the plane of the arm for engagement with the top of the pivot 25, and also an extension 24, which is bent downwardly, and is arranged for engagement with the bottom of the pivot.

The several movable-members are arranged on their pivots 25, so that the weighted arms 20 extend in different directions, thereby to cause movements of the members in various directions upon a tilting movement of the container. The design carrying arms 21 of said movable-members are arranged, when moved into predetermined positions, to extend beneath the apertures of the stationary members, so that the design fragments will register with the said apertures. There is here shown, on the design carrying arm of one of said movablemembers, the hood 30 of an automobile; on another, the driver 31 of the car; on another, one of the front wheels 32 of the car; and on another, one of the rear wheels 33 of the car and a rear occupant 84.. This arranged on the stationary member is an automobile.

Upon a tilting movement of the container, these movable-members are moved in various ways, and only with the exercise of great care, can the parts be brought into position to register properly and correctly with the apertures of the stationary member. However, if a sudden or swift rotative movement is imparted to the container, all of the movable-members are caused to immediately move into their predetermined or correct positions, at the same time, or thereabout, due to centrifugal action caused by such rotative movement, whereupon the design is completed. V

I claim V 1. The puzzle herein described comprising a container, a stationary apertured plate having a design there0n,a plurality of movable-members arranged beneath said plate bearing fragments of the design which is arranged on the stationary plate, said movable-members being adapted to move in va- "rious ways upon tilting movements of the container, and'to be brought into position to present their design fragments. beneath the apertures of the stationary plate to com-' plete the design, upon a r'otative movement of the container.

2. The puzzle herein described comprising 7 a container, a stationary apertured member having a design thereon, a plurality of pivoted members arranged beneath said stationary member, each pivoted member havmg a design-carrying arm and a weightedarm, said pivoted members being adapted to move in various ways upon tilting move ments of the container, and to be brought into position to present the design fragments on the design-carrying arms beneath the apertures of the stationary member upon a ALEXANDER I. MITCHELL.-

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